When winning is not ranked above all those other examples you just listed. Yes it becomes a joke.

Not one coach has lasted more then 5 years without Jerry getting rid of him.
Showing that Jerry has little patience for when things aren't going his way, what is lasting is Jerry as our GM since he took over the team. Over 20 years, 15 of them which have been well below acceptability and he has never made the change. No rise in our prominence in anything regarding football, only when making making money and cameras rolling. What does that tell you other then Jerry puts himself above all others? That is a joke.

[sigh]

No one is saying winning doesn't trump those things. What I am saying is that it is very narrow-minded for the article to claim that the Cowboys are a joke. You are going on your Jerry hate speech, and buddy that's fine. No one is going to stand in your way. However, the articles claim that the Cowboys are a joke is intellectually dishonest.

That's like me saying that Tony Gonzalez is a joke._________________

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TO7 I respect you deeply as a poster on this site but your failing to see what I am getting at so don't take this as a condescending comparison to belittle you.

But our situation, the organization since the late 90's has been like a Looney Tunes Road Runner and Wild Coyote marathon. And you understand the redundent plot behind every episode. The Coyote tries to catch the elusive Road Runner, relying on his supposedly superior mind and all his resources he goes through in grand fashion scheming and throwing money at the problem to try and catch his prize. All of which ends up in spectacular fashion blowing up in his face. The entire situation of the cartoon is the great punchline and why people laugh at it.

I'll leave what the Coyote and the Roadrunner are supposed to represent up to imagination. But case in point, he is no damn good at catching the roadrunner and it's been a running joke. Forgive the pun._________________

Sciz wrote:

The sarcastic comments are getting old. We already dislike you. Don't make it worse.

TO7 I respect you deeply as a poster on this site but your failing to see what I am getting at so don't take this as a condescending comparison to belittle you.

But our situation, the organization since the late 90's has been like a Looney Tunes Road Runner and Wild Coyote marathon. And you understand the redundent plot behind every episode. The Coyote tries to catch the elusive Road Runner, relying on his supposedly superior mind and all his resources he goes through in grand fashion scheming and throwing money at the problem to try and catch his prize. All of which ends up in spectacular fashion blowing up in his face.

I'll leave what the Coyote and the Roadrunner are supposed to represent up to imagination. But case in point, he is no damn good at catching the roadrunner and just doesn't know when to quit.

No. Look. The OP and the article were articulating the view that the Dallas Cowboys are a joke.

The problem? Slam and you and others have tried to make this a referendum on Jerry. I get it, the article associates the Cowboys are a joke because of Jerry. But what it really wants to say is that Jerry is a joke. Jerry the GM sucks. Jerry can't find his glory hole. Woohoo. That is a perfectly valid association.

But the Cowboys as an institution and team...are not a joke._________________

In Redball I Trust!The price of progress is trusting the process.
Heart. Leadership. Passion. Will.

TO7 I respect you deeply as a poster on this site but your failing to see what I am getting at so don't take this as a condescending comparison to belittle you.

But our situation, the organization since the late 90's has been like a Looney Tunes Road Runner and Wild Coyote marathon. And you understand the redundent plot behind every episode. The Coyote tries to catch the elusive Road Runner, relying on his supposedly superior mind and all his resources he goes through in grand fashion scheming and throwing money at the problem to try and catch his prize. All of which ends up in spectacular fashion blowing up in his face.

I'll leave what the Coyote and the Roadrunner are supposed to represent up to imagination. But case in point, he is no damn good at catching the roadrunner and just doesn't know when to quit.

No. Look. The OP and the article were articulating the view that the Dallas Cowboys are a joke.

The problem? Slam and you and others have tried to make this a referendum on Jerry. I get it, the article associates the Cowboys are a joke because of Jerry. But what it really wants to say is that Jerry is a joke. Jerry the GM sucks. Jerry can't find his glory hole. Woohoo. That is a perfectly valid association.

But the Cowboys as an institution and team...are not a joke.

I don't recall them ever specifically stating that the institution as a joke. They as you well pointed out kept highlighting the ridiculous marketing ploys and egos hell bent making the Cowboys the best at everything expect winning. Which is where I think the comment is well deserved. She is talking specifically about the people, not the institution._________________

Sciz wrote:

The sarcastic comments are getting old. We already dislike you. Don't make it worse.

I don't recall them ever specifically stating that the institution as a joke. They as you well pointed out kept highlighting the ridiculous marketing ploys and egos hell bent making the Cowboys the best at everything expect winning. Which is where I think the comment is well deserved. She is talking specifically about the people, not the institution.

Read the OP.

Like I said. I don't like Jerry the GM. In fact, much to Slams surprise, I am not very vocal about defending Jerry the GM. I happen to think he is not the worst thing in creation. I have him as a below-average GM to a poor GM range.

But...

The Dallas Cowboys. Are. Not. A. Joke._________________

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Heart. Leadership. Passion. Will.

Well I can see I'm not going to change your mind. But everything you said as well as the OP said was that the article was about Jerry, he represents the Cowboys and therefore unfortunately has it labeled what people think because of his actions._________________

Sciz wrote:

The sarcastic comments are getting old. We already dislike you. Don't make it worse.

Well I can see I'm not going to change your mind. But everything you said as well as the OP said was that the article was about Jerry, he represents the Cowboys and therefore unfortunately has it labeled what people think because of his actions.

So. You think the Cowboys are a joke?_________________

In Redball I Trust!The price of progress is trusting the process.
Heart. Leadership. Passion. Will.

Well I can see I'm not going to change your mind. But everything you said as well as the OP said was that the article was about Jerry, he represents the Cowboys and therefore unfortunately has it labeled what people think because of his actions.

So. You think the Cowboys are a joke?

The sad truth is that you are what people think you are. No matter how much you try to convince them otherwise, in the end. It's their decision to judge what you really are. It may be false, but in our society your painted certain colors in people's minds. Her opinion is no better then your's or mine. But the majority of fans have pretty much come to the same conclusion. And majority wins out in the mainstream media. Which is what the Cowboys are apart of. It's not just us, it's millions of other fans as well we have to share opinions with._________________

Sciz wrote:

The sarcastic comments are getting old. We already dislike you. Don't make it worse.

What Hawkrealm fails to realize, surprising with his vast amount of knowledge is that Schram was asked by several teams, according to my great aunt. Most notably the Raiders and the Oilers. The reason my great aunt knew this was because Bum Phillips is a close friend to the family and told her so after Schram was fired that Adams was trying to get him to come to the Oilers, his only chief competition was supposed to be Davis. Both of whom almost harrassed Schram on a constant basis.

Schram though like Landry bled deep blue, and turned all offers down. And if your wondering how our family is so close to the Phillips family. It was because my great aunt I mentioned was supposed to marry him through an arranged marraige, to which she famously replied and rejected with, "I'm not going to marry a football coach who won't even make a proper living for his family. "

Fun fact Hawksrealm football coaches back then, especially high school coaches which he was at the time made a very poor salary.

So surprisingly enough, you don't know everything.

I never claimed that I know everything, but I sure can point out flaws in what some Jimmy Johnson worshiper says is fact. I mean look at the list of names I put up, great players, and Johnson cut the heart out of the team to go 1-15.
Great story by the way, and it was interesting, but there is no way I could have known what your Aunt knew.

I do know Bum Bright was under investigation by the FBI...whole other story. I do know a certain owner was also at a secret meeting the night before JFK was killed....read the Warren report.

I know Bobby Hayes was the fastest man to ever play football....I know a lot...and I know I don't like people who keep putting down the Old Cowboys. Especially Danny White....who I happen to have grown up with, and played with at ASU.

I know that you guys are like a pack, who like to gang up on anybody who knows more than you do. I also know I'm done with this conversation!

Are the Cowboys a joke? I think it depends upon the criteria one chooses to evalaute that question. If one is examing the balance sheet then the Cowboys are at the head of the class, as far removed from a joke as a franchise could be.

If one takes the question from a purely on field production standpoint, i.e. wins and losses vs. expectations and media coverage then I think they are a joke. I mean one playoff victory since 1996 says it all._________________Northland

What Hawkrealm fails to realize, surprising with his vast amount of knowledge is that Schram was asked by several teams, according to my great aunt. Most notably the Raiders and the Oilers. The reason my great aunt knew this was because Bum Phillips is a close friend to the family and told her so after Schram was fired that Adams was trying to get him to come to the Oilers, his only chief competition was supposed to be Davis. Both of whom almost harrassed Schram on a constant basis.

Schram though like Landry bled deep blue, and turned all offers down. And if your wondering how our family is so close to the Phillips family. It was because my great aunt I mentioned was supposed to marry him through an arranged marraige, to which she famously replied and rejected with, "I'm not going to marry a football coach who won't even make a proper living for his family. "

Fun fact Hawksrealm football coaches back then, especially high school coaches which he was at the time made a very poor salary.

So surprisingly enough, you don't know everything.

I never claimed that I know everything, but I sure can point out flaws in what some Jimmy Johnson worshiper says is fact. I mean look at the list of names I put up, great players, and Johnson cut the heart out of the team to go 1-15.
Great story by the way, and it was interesting, but there is no way I could have known what your Aunt knew.

I do know Bum Bright was under investigation by the FBI...whole other story. I do know a certain owner was also at a secret meeting the night before JFK was killed....read the Warren report.

I know Bobby Hayes was the fastest man to ever play football....I know a lot...and I know I don't like people who keep putting down the Old Cowboys. Especially Danny White....who I happen to have grown up with, and played with at ASU.

I know that you guys are like a pack, who like to gang up on anybody who knows more than you do. I also know I'm done with this conversation!

Lmfao did I just hurt your feelings or something? The point of my post was just to show you don't know more otherwise you would have known that. We are not like a pack unless it comes to other team's fans. We are more competitive, ( at least more so then our current team) when debating we go at eachother all time. I don't always argue with TO7, but as you can see we have our difference which is the beauty of this sight. Slam and I have gotten into it on numerous occasions since I first joined. This is not some cliq or h/e you say.

But when people see something that they consider is ridiculous such as not crediting Jimmy with the glory of the 90's dynasty which was his BTW. Your going to have multiple people come out after you. I've been in topics where I was arguing with 7 different posters for 4 to 5 pages. It happens, people disagree with you. We have no conspiracy going on to gang up on knowledge , laughing while I typed that literally because that was such a funny statement.

We are just competitive with our opinions. One of the reasons I have stayed for 6 years. I love this place, and want it to stay this way. Stick around for a year or two. You'll find your opinion of this place is sorely mistaken._________________

Sciz wrote:

The sarcastic comments are getting old. We already dislike you. Don't make it worse.